Full text here: http://www.insideline.com/nissan/leaf/2011/2011-nissan-leaf-pricing-purchase-options-released.html2011 Nissan Leaf: Pricing, Purchase Options Released
Published Mar 30, 2010
FRANKLIN, Tennessee — Nissan released full details today on pricing and equipment options for its 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car. Available as a traditional purchase or three-year lease, the Leaf will be priced at $32,780 without delivery fees, which have not yet been announced.
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But the Leaf's starting MSRP is before the federal tax credit, which could bring the price down $7,500, to $25,280. Plus, certain states are eligible for additional credits. Of course, buyers will need to consider the cost of installing a home charging dock, which Nissan estimates will cost $2,200 before a 50-percent tax credit.
Leasing a 2011 Leaf will require a $1,999 down payment, plus $349 per month, prior to the cost of the charging dock. As the lessor and therefore actual owner of the Leaf, Nissan receives the applicable tax credits, factoring the savings into the customer's monthly payments.
Available in two trim levels, standard SV and uplevel SL, all Leaf SVs will come with navigation, remote start and remote charging operated through a smart phone app or laptop computer, LED headlamps, Bluetooth, Intelligent Key, vehicle dynamic control, traction control, six airbags, XM Satellite Radio and 3 years roadside assistance.
For an additional $940, the SL trim adds a rearview camera, solar panel spoiler which provides a trickle charge, cargo cover, auto headlamps and foglights.
Nissan says more than 80,000 "hand-raisers" have already registered on the Leaf's dedicated Web site to show interest in the electric car. On April 20, all registrees will have three weeks to make a purchase reservation for a refundable $99 fee. On May 15, Nissan will open up the purchase reservation process to the general public.
Leafs are expected to begin arriving in dealerships in December. Nissan says it currently has a global capacity to build 50,000 units for the first two years, with plans to increase production substantially in 2013.
2011 Nissan Leaf: Pricing, Purchase Options Released
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I think they are going to produce an all electric version of the volt. I think I'd rather the extended range version of the Volt anyway. Until the all electric can has a significantly higher range it just seems like a gimmick to me.
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LOL yea but the Nissan's mileage will vary also. Plus who wants a car when you really think about it that you cannot drive out of town? Sure you can have a second car but when you spend 30K+ it usually is not on your commuter car which is what this car really is when you think about it. The Volt is so much more of a car to me and I just could not live with the idea that I could run out of power....I remember when Houston was evacuating and people had to ideal on the freeway for over 12 hours....or when parts of the city did not have power for over a week or two. Not such a good thing with a car like this.Not really, this is an electric car with far greater range than Volt. Sure Volt can go further without stopping because of the generator but what if you want to commute 75 miles/day without gas instead of only 30(I know GM says 40 but as the commercials say, your mileage may vary!)
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Power outages are unavoidable (unless you want to install a back-up generator... damn, this thing's getting expensive).
The car being non-functional because of one is unacceptable.
Give me one of these Leafs than that pretentious, UGLY, blobby, space-inefficient, and gimmicky Volts. Yeah the Leaf could use some front end cosmetic surgery, but that Volt has faux beltline areas, and ugly as sin rear end that just doesn't work with the rest of the car, and an interior that is designed by a child for children - it is as if the designer forgot you actually have to drive the Volt instead of having it in the living room as a game console.
Plus, knowing GM's propensity for dreadful durability issues with new technology, I'd not take a chance on the Volt for a decade. Perhaps the reason GM doesn't innovate is because when they do, they forget to build the product so that you can use it for five or six years with some reliability.
The price of the Leaf is actually reasonable without the pathetic Government redistribution of income check. You can't say that at all about the Volt which will be outrageously priced for what you get.
Plus, knowing GM's propensity for dreadful durability issues with new technology, I'd not take a chance on the Volt for a decade. Perhaps the reason GM doesn't innovate is because when they do, they forget to build the product so that you can use it for five or six years with some reliability.
The price of the Leaf is actually reasonable without the pathetic Government redistribution of income check. You can't say that at all about the Volt which will be outrageously priced for what you get.
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I hope GM takes the Leaf a little more seriously than some people here are taking it.
If the Lead is priced at $32,780, then the Volt should be less expensive.
If the Leaf is set to debut in December, 2010, then the Volt should be available in November, 2010.
If the Leaf comes with three years roadside assistance, then the Volt should come with four years.
You get the idea.
GM's Volt must make the Leaf irrelevant before it comes out. GM should take the lead in an admittedly small niche of the market before it becomes a larger one and finds itself playing catch up.
If the Lead is priced at $32,780, then the Volt should be less expensive.
If the Leaf is set to debut in December, 2010, then the Volt should be available in November, 2010.
If the Leaf comes with three years roadside assistance, then the Volt should come with four years.
You get the idea.
GM's Volt must make the Leaf irrelevant before it comes out. GM should take the lead in an admittedly small niche of the market before it becomes a larger one and finds itself playing catch up.
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Thank God it comes standard with 3 year road side assistance. You'll be using the HELL out of that. I expect to see a LOT of hippies sitting on the side of the road when their trip to Central Market throws them over their daily allowance of miles! Of course, what is road side assistance supposed to do for them? Its not like they can bring them a gallon of GAS to get them going again. Seeing these things drug home on a flat bed is going to make my day! Hows that for saving the environment?! A 12,500 pound flatbed has to come drag you home 3 times a month!
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Well only if you are a stupid person
But hippies...They are avoidable if you had a power company that was worth a damn! I mean I have power failures maybe once in a year for an hour... only once was it out for a couple of days, that was expensive (fridge...)
Remember the EV-1, it was like 330$ a month in 1997 dollars!Wait just a minute. 349.00 a month for a 25,000 base price lease. WTF??? And you only have the option to lease from what I've read. You mean people are going to buy a charging station for 2 grand for a vehicle their only going to lease.
I think the lease aspect is to provide for battery replacement, since the capacity of the battery decreases over time rendering replacement necessary to maintain sufficient mobility. I remember Nissan talking about selling the cars outright but leasing batteries and things like that.
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To me the Leaf and the Volt are not even in the same category. The Volt is a far nicer and more upscale car than the Leaf. It's technologically far superior. And I cannot believe that sane people would rather risk running the battery dry away from home in the Leaf just so they can have a 'pure electric' commute, than choose the Volt's system that includes a backup. That Volt is a car capable of getting from California to New York. How far will a Leaf go? Of course the Leaf should be cheaper. And, even if some people don't think the Leaf is ugly, I don't think anyone could think it looks better than the Volt.
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Anyone who really compares this to a VOLT doesn't really get what a VOLT is, (OR for that matter what this leaf is either)
The VOLT is essentially two cars in one!
it is your all-electric commuter
and it is your backup car for those occasional long trips
Sure, the Volt might cost a little more that a leaf
But, with a Leaf you have to buy TWO CARS!
I for one cannot live without the ability to go farther than 75 miles.
Sure I regularly drive only 60 miles/day for my commute But I frequently have to make side trips to the parts store, some of our other locations, etc...
But even if you only ever drive less than 75 miles on a regular basis,
What do you do when you need to take a flight and the only convenient flight is at an airport 40 miles away?(80 miles round trip)
Or Jury duty
or The Stupid UPS regional Depot where they seem to send my boxes all the time
Or you just want to visit family
Cab rides can get expensive.
What do you do if you own the leaf?
You HAVE to own a SECOND car!
while the VOLT can do all of this.
The Leaf isn't even in the same ball park as the VOLT.
The VOLT is essentially two cars in one!
it is your all-electric commuter
and it is your backup car for those occasional long trips
Sure, the Volt might cost a little more that a leaf
But, with a Leaf you have to buy TWO CARS!
I for one cannot live without the ability to go farther than 75 miles.
Sure I regularly drive only 60 miles/day for my commute But I frequently have to make side trips to the parts store, some of our other locations, etc...
But even if you only ever drive less than 75 miles on a regular basis,
What do you do when you need to take a flight and the only convenient flight is at an airport 40 miles away?(80 miles round trip)
Or Jury duty
or The Stupid UPS regional Depot where they seem to send my boxes all the time
Or you just want to visit family
Cab rides can get expensive.
What do you do if you own the leaf?
You HAVE to own a SECOND car!
while the VOLT can do all of this.
The Leaf isn't even in the same ball park as the VOLT.
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A lot of people you'd probably rather not know. Not if you have a CTS-V in your dreams or your garage. Or as your avatar.
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Could you let me know what state your in ad if you know if the electricity in your state is privitazed? I'm just curious for research reasons.
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